कोतवाल
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian کوتوال (kotvāl), from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit कोटपाल (koṭapāla)/कोट्टपाल (koṭṭapāla) from कोट (koṭa)/कोट्ट (koṭṭa, “fort, castle”) + पाल (pāla, “guard, protector, keeper”). Doublet of कोटवाल (koṭvāl).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
कोतवाल • (kotvāl) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling کوتوال)
Declension edit
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of कोतवाल (masc cons-stem)
Declension of कोतवाल (fem cons-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कोतवाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कोतवाल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कोटवाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कोटवाल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha